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  • NANCHANG CHINA CJ-6A

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AttributeNANCHANG CHINA CJ-6A
What it is
Seats2
Landing geartricycle
Engines1
EngineHousai HS-6A (radial)
Horsepower285 hp
Fuel100LL
Certification basisamateur-built
Production start1958
Production end1986
Endorsements requiredcomplex;high-performance
Performance
Cruise speed120 KTAS
Range370 nm
Service ceiling20,000 ft
Climb rate1,500 ft/min
Stall speed (Vso)55 KCAS
Takeoff over 50 ft—
Landing over 50 ft—
Load and fuel
Seats2
Useful load661 lb
Full-fuel payload409 lb
Max takeoff weight3,086 lb
Empty weight2,425 lb
Usable fuel42 gal
Fuel burn at cruise16 gal/h
Cost of ownership
Price, low$50,000
Price, high$85,000
Prices as of2026
Engine TBO750 h
Overhaul cost, low$35,000
Overhaul cost, high$65,000
The fleet and its record
Registered, all time143
Active fleet119
Median year built1972.0
NTSB events, last 10 years7
Fatal events, last 10 years4
Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years158.82
Personal-flying events per 1,000 active258.82
Ownership transfers, last 24 months16
Transfers per 100 active313.45
Airworthiness directives0
Directives, last 5 years0
Rate confidenceok
Peer scores
Peer classFixed wing single-engine, piston, 1 engine, 1-2 seats
Accident record41.5 of 10 · scored on 21 years of events (fewer than 10 in the last 10)
Severity50.3 of 10 · scored on 21 years of events (fewer than 10 in the last 10)
Access60.8 of 10
Support76.5 of 10
Liquidity82.5 of 10
Overall (sum of the categories shown)911.6 out of 50
  1. Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years: per 1,000 active aircraft · base 119 active.
  2. Personal-flying events per 1,000 active: per 1,000 active aircraft · base 119 active.
  3. Transfers per 100 active: per 100 active aircraft · base 119 active.
  4. Accident record: class median 29.1 · 174 models in class.
  5. Severity: class median 9.09.
  6. Access: class median 974.
  7. Support: class median 81.
  8. Liquidity: class median 20.47.
  9. Each of the five categories places the model within its peer class, from 0 (the worst of the class) to 10 (the best): a position among comparable models, not a grade. The overall score is the sum of the categories shown that are scored, out of 10 for each (50 when all five are); it is given only when at least 4 of the five are scored, and it can be set against another model's only when both are in the same peer class and scored on the same categories.
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